Thesaurus Construction and Use: Unit 1: A Practical Manual (Thesaurus Construction and Use: A Practical Manual) - Softcover

Aitchison, Jean; Bawden, David; Gilchrist, Alan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0851423906 ISBN 13: 9780851423906

Publisher: Aslib, 1997

Synopsis

IT applications for thesauri have been emerging - for example, in front-end systems, cross-database searching, hypertext systems, expert systems, and in natural-language processing. In-house thesauri are still needed for internal special collections. Aiming to meet these needs, this fourth edition has been revised to take account of advances in information retrieval and software capabilities, and now also includes the uses of thesauri. In this edition, the US ANSI/NISO Z39.19 Thesaurus construction standard is also covered.

About this title

Synopsis

In recent years, new applications for thesauri have been emerging, for example, in front-end systems, cross-database searching, hypertext systems, expert systems and in natural-language processing. In-house thesauri are still needed for internal special collections. This updated edition takes account of the advances in information technology, and also includes the uses of thesauri. The US ANSI/NISO Z39.19 thesaurus construction standard is also covered.

About the Author

After many years lecturing with the University of London (at the London School of Economics and Political Science), Jean Aitchison was Professor of Language and Communication at the University of Oxford (1993 2003) and is now an Emeritus Professor. She is the author of a number of books on language, including The Language Web (Cambridge University Press, 1997).

Edition details

• Publisher: Aslib
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0851423906
• ISBN 13: 9780851423906
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 200